Move comparison · NSW → VIC

Moving to Rockbank - Mount Cottrell from Guildford West - Merrylands West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and Guildford West - Merrylands West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Guildford West - Merrylands West

NSW · current home

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

25,002

35,856

Annual growth

+1.7%

+14.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,458/wk

$2,123/wk

Overseas born

43.4%

46.0%

Non-English-speaking background

61.9%

62.6%

Children aged 0–14

22.0%

24.6%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 3

Decile 7

IRSAD score

930

1,029

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

949

1,030

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,035

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.39M

$600,700

House price YoY

+18.6%

+0.2%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.

$750

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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.

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36 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

111

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

259

559

Change vs prior year

+14%

+117%

Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Guildford West - Merrylands West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Guildford WPS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Guildford West - Merrylands West.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Guildford West - Merrylands West (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Cerdon College

Catholic 1,001 students

ICSEA 1041 intake context

St Patrick's Primary School

Catholic 342 students

ICSEA 1028 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To · Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Aintree Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 1,323

ICSEA 1058

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell (VIC catchment data).

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has stronger government school academic context than Guildford West - Merrylands West, with an average ICSEA of 1,030 compared to 949. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Rockbank - Mount Cottrell none in this SA2, Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).

There are 5 schools in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, compared to 6 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Guildford West - Merrylands West's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 57% lower in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell ($600,700 vs $1.39M).

Similar suburbs near Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

Bundoora - North VIC

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Fraser Rise - Plumpton VIC

House$695,000

Gov ICSEA1,031

Schools2

Childcare15

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Cobblebank - Strathtulloh VIC

House$635,000

Gov ICSEA1,024

Schools1

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Caroline Springs VIC

Gov ICSEA1,014

Schools6

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Hillside VIC

Gov ICSEA1,014

Schools2

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Plan the move: Guildford West - Merrylands West → Rockbank - Mount Cottrell